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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday
Jameson Taillon (R), rostered in 51% of ESPN leagues, New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers: Taillon’s 6.23 ERA across four starts is no doubt disappointing, but there are indications that better times are ahead. In 17 1/3 innings, the right-hander has racked up 21 Ks and just two walks, and his 2.96 expected ERA suggests […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday
Some prefer not to deploy both pitchers from the same game since only one can garner the win. Others contend it’s best to do so since there’s a better chance at least one of the starters is victorious. Maybe this matters later in the week in head-to-head when you’re trying to make up a big […]
Continue readingAdvanced stats to use for fantasy baseball
Baseball is such a different game today than it was when rotisserie was first invented. Back in 1980, most anyone interested in baseball was lured in by such bubble-gum-card numbers as batting average, home runs, wins and ERA. Over the years, the brightest minds in the game brought to light the fact that there were […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: How Dodgers, Rays and all 30 teams stack up for 2021
We can only hope 2021 will be a more normal season, with 162 games and fans in the stands and hot dogs to eat and overpriced beer to drink. We don’t know what the state of things will be come April 1, when the 2021 season is scheduled to begin, but we can speculate on […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs preview: Everything you need to know about the 16-team postseason
It’s time for the MLB playoffs! After a wild sprint to the finish that needed every day of the regular season to determine the seeding, the real fun begins. For the first time, 16 teams will enter the postseason, and just a few short days later half of them will be headed home. Who will […]
Continue readingPassan: Inside a final week like MLB has never seen before
Just like that, the fastest, weirdest, pandemickiest baseball season ever has come and gone. Mathematics holds that a 60-game schedule is shorter than the standard 162, but the 2020 season has whistled by so quickly that in a way it feels more like it should be June than October. And yet here we are, on […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday’s games
The same holds true in fantasy. One great week can take you from the lower half of your rotisserie standings to the top. The best way to make it happen is keep a full lineup and look to upgrade weaker spots. To that end, here are Sunday’s selections to wrap up the week on a […]
Continue readingJeff Passan’s MLB trade deadline preview: Will any stars actually move? Which teams are sellers?
Almost a year ago, when Major League Baseball’s postseason expansion plans first leaked, a league official was trying to sell the idea. It would be good for competitiveness, he said, and would generate revenue for both the league and the players. More playoff teams would bring baseball in line with other sports, he said, and […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday’s games
Speaking of which, Monday presents an interesting slate as there are just nine games, yet there’s an abundance of upper-tier pitching taking the hill. In fact, the aggregate ERA of the projected starters is 2.85 with a 1.06 WHIP in a total of 401 innings. That’s essentially a standard season of Jacob deGrom and Gerrit […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday’s games
Even in shallower leagues, a few of these guys are worth keeping well beyond just Tuesday. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Brad Keller (R), rostered in 35% of ESPN leagues, Kansas City Royals vs. Cincinnati Reds: Keller has been on fire since returning from COVID-19 with a pair of […]
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